A special relationship

Stars Idris Elba, John Cena and Priyanka Chopra Jonas, really hit it off making Heads of state, an action comedy about British and US leaders thrown together in a hijacking.

- By ELLA WALKER

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Idris was also blown away by John’s knack for improvisation. “He just pulls these hilarious, random moments out of thin air that feel like they were scripted. It’s almost savant-level stuff,” he raves.

“I loved every day on set, but this one’s special because I’m working with incredible performers,” says Massachusetts-born John, highlighting Indian actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas, 42, who plays an MI6 operative who has something of a backstory with Elba’s PM.

“My character Noel has to keep these two very important people alive while they're bickering,” says Priyanka, who has previously starred in films like Love Again and Baywatch and the TV series Quantico. “There's all this fun tension - Sam and Will arguing, plus this maybe-rekindling thing between Noel and Sam, while Will's like ‘Guys, not the time!’ [laughs]. We're these three oddballs thrown together, trying to survive.”